What the electric car transition really means for autoworkers - eviltoast

A big sticking point in contract talks between Detroit automakers and the United Auto Workers union is the popular assertion that it takes fewer workers to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs) than conventional cars.

  • Diplomjodler@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Battery cell manufacturing will be increasingly automated as volumes increase. So this idea didn’t hold water.

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      1 year ago

      What do you mean? They’re arguing that EVs require less labour-hours of human work, you’re agreeing with them by saying that battery manufacture will be more automated.